Advance claim for and award of an employment and support allowance or a jobseeker's allowanceE+W+S
34. Where, although a person does not satisfy the requirements of entitlement to an employment and support allowance or a jobseeker's allowance on the date on which a claim is made, the Secretary of State is of the opinion that unless there is a change of circumstances that claimant will satisfy those requirements for a period beginning on a day (“the relevant day”) not more than three months after the date on which the claim is made, then the Secretary of State may—
(a)treat the claim as if made for a period beginning with the relevant day; and
(b)award an employment and support allowance or a jobseeker's allowance accordingly, subject to the condition that the person satisfies the requirements for entitlement when those benefits become payable under an award.